While confined here in the Birmingham city Jall I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely."Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for for anything work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are construct set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.

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While confined here in the Birmingham city Jall I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely."Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for for anything work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are construct set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.

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In your letter, you express concern about the timing and wisdom of my current activities while I am incarcerated in the Birmingham city jail. You acknowledge that you rarely respond to criticisms, as doing so would consume significant time and detract from constructive work. However, because you perceive genuine goodwill in the critics and sincerity in their concerns, you feel compelled to offer a patient and reasoned response.

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